Watering device



F. MCARTHUR.

WATEBING DEVICE.

APPLlcMloN'nLED MAY 11, |920.

Patented Apr. 25, v1922.

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To allwho'm #mag/concern:

Y Be it` known'that' I,;F1'NLEY'MGARTHUR, a subjectY of the King of GreatBritain, and a residento Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, have inventedfcertain newA and useful Improvementsv in lMater-ing Devices, of whichfthe following. is aspeciication. f My vvinvention relates to improvements in watering devices for stock, and the1 objects of my improvements,y arev yto* providefor a relatively l'argefinlet-.openingy or` man-hole for al water-supplying tank water-sealing means for said openingfwhenf it is closed to furnish` a manuallyy controllable closureI for the delivery-port of thetank, and'v otherwise to improvethe structures. and `uses of `such a device, in ways which will behereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim,.and.whiohaaretilliistrated in the accompanying drawings.

In said drawings, Fig.' 1 is a vertical medial longitudinal 'section of saidV water-supply tank, its enclosure, and other auxiliary structures, and as shown along the broken line 1-1 of Fig. l2, while Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section of the device taken on thef broken line 2-''2 of said Fig. 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrow. y

The water-supply tank 1 may be of any desired shape, but is shown as a horizontally positioned cylinder, havingnear one end of its top an upwardly-rimmed inlet or manhole 2, and in the middle of its bottom a downwardly-rimmed and stricted outlet 7. An upwar-dly-iangedl an nulus 8, is hermetically and concentrically positioned about and spaced from the raised rim 2, both being approximately of the same height, supplying an annular trough between them. The numeral 4 denotes an imperforate closure for said inlet-opening, in the shape of a discoidal plate having an annular depending marginal rim, the latter being of a diameter midway in dimension between the diameters of the rims 2 and 3,

whereby the rim of said closure 4 may depend into the trough between the rims 2 and 3.V

When the tank has been lled with water through said inlet the closure is fitted thereover as shown in said Fig. 1, by means of its bail or handle 5, and water is poured into said trough, thus sealing the joint.

The tank l is removably supported upon a pair( of downwardly-bowed transverse bars yl2. The ends of the bars 12 arel Suprelatively rey wa'iuennvcf Janvier..Y p'y Specification of Lettersatent. l 25; .1922.

11920. Serial No.' 882,051.4

portediupomblocks lsfixed on adjacent sup-y porting structures, which may be theinner walls'of a; casing or enclosure 29,-the latterI beingroofcd over, withia large opening left inthe roof immediatelye above the: inlet of the tank; This-'roof opening maybe closed by.V a longitudinally sliding cover` 32; The said enclosure 29 mayhave as closed kbottom 87fand alongopposite inner. longitudinal.

walls of the enclosure inwardly-beveled blocksrl? ,may be mounted, spaceds apart, to support;opposite parts. of the bottoml of a removable? Vdlinking-trough or vvessel 28, whosesides .and ends are `inclinedin. a wells known; manner; In one endfw'all ofsaidfenclosure Kis a; dooreopeningflQ closedfbyanzup- 'wardly-sliding ;door;20,; the latter. having; a vertical: slot .211i to: .receive a .bolt 23 4which traverses Said endwallgsland theid-oonmayfbe secured in lan adjusted lifted position by A,

means of a wing-nut on said bolt, as shown"y at 22. v

In the-middle of both side-walls of the enclosure are like door-openings 15 which are `closed by depending doors 14 hinged at the top, the doors beingl locatedrwithin the yenclosure to be swung open inwardly by pressure thereagainst from `without-asfby, an animals nose. yEither opening 15 also serves the purpose of insertionof the trough 28, or its withdrawal.v When the trough is inserted into the enclosure slopingly, its advancing sloped end-wall may easily ride up the slope or bevel 18 of the block 17 ahead,

in order to come to position horizontally upon the blocks withoutv interference with other abutting structures, and of course, in

lheact of a removal, the reverse actions are As thus positioned von the blocks 17. the trough is immediately below the deliveryoutletV nipple 7 which delivers thereinto. In order to close this outlet while .the tank 1 is being filled, I have supplied a `swinging closure, consisting of an arm 9, preferably weighted as shown,one end of which is p1voted at 10 to spaced depending lugs 11 fixed free extremity of said arm has an eye to re- Von the bottomof the tank; VThe opposite or ceive one end of a pull-cord24, -the latter being reeved oversmall sheaves. 25 and 26 on the bottom of the tank, and Vearried'thence,

upwardly and provided' on itsA upper end with a ring which may be slipped'over a hook 27 in the Wall of the enclosure. When so hooked up, the arm V9 is swung ,up causing its domical boss to close the nipple 7. When the cord is released from said hook, the gravity of the weighted arm swings it to lowered and open position, so that water may freely issue into the trough.

In the upper part of the enclosure 29 is an air-vent 30 to release gases of combustion in a draft from a lamp 33 placed in the enclosure under and to warm the contents of the tank. l have positioned a removable tube 6, ywith open ends, within and tting the upper part of the nipple 7, and which extends upwardly into the tank far enough to retain a small quantity of water over the bottom of the tank, to prevent injury to the tank by overheating.

Stock can easily push in the swinging doors 14 in order to insert their heads to drink from the trough, the doors swinging back to close the door openings, by their own gravity. To hold the trough from being pushed oif said blocks, one end passes u nder a hook 1G, while the other end is releasably retained by a swinging hook 35, pivoted at 34 without the door between lugs 33. The lugs are oriced in line to receive a fastening-pin 36, to hold the hook clamped upon the trough, releasably.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1n a device of the character described, a

closed housing having an opening in its top,

a sliding closure 'for said opening, a drinking-vessel seated removably in the lower part oic the housing, a tank supported removably in the housing above and spaced from said vessel and having a delivery-vent above the vessel with nipple extending thereinto, a movable closure for said vent, said tank having an inlet-opening` in its top, a removable closure for said inlet-opening, dooropenings in opposite side-walls of said housing adjacent opposite ends of said drinkingvessel, movable closures for said door-openings adapted to be propelled inwardly under pressure of an animals nose, a fixed hook releasably engaging one end of said drinkingvessel, and a swinging hook engaging the opposite end of said vessel releasably, and releasable means for locking the latter hook in its engagement with said vessel.

Si ned at Waterloo,Iowa, this 14th day of l\ ay, 1920.

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